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Thursday, 30 June 2005

seafood fraud

News to me: seafood fraud is usually only found in high-end restaurants "where shark and ray meat are sometimes sold as scallops or formed-and-colored fish is sold as crab." But apparently a class-action lawsuit was filed against Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill® because that ain't lobster in their lobster burrito; it's langostino (commonly known as yellow or red prawns). I always wonder about my sea bass. Is it really sea bass, or are they passing off some cheaper fish in its place, but chargins me out the wazou for sea bass. I need some fish identifcation skills, please.

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seafood fraud

News to me: seafood fraud is usually only found in high-end restaurants "where shark and ray meat are sometimes sold as scallops or formed-and-colored fish is sold as crab." But apparently a class-action lawsuit was filed against Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill® because that ain't lobster in their lobster burrito; it's langostino (commonly known as yellow or red prawns). I always wonder about my sea bass. Is it really sea bass, or are they passing off some cheaper fish in its place, but chargins me out the wazou for sea bass. I need some fish identifcation skills, please.